 | 1x01 The Great San Francisco Earthquake (Air Date: Oct. 04, 1988)
The story of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and its effect on the city both present and future. | | 1x02 Radio Bikini (Air Date: Oct. 11, 1988)
The story of atomic bomb testing on the Bikini atoll after World War II. | | 1x03 Indians, Outlaws, and Angie Debo (Air Date: Oct. 18, 1988)
The federal government attempts to claim lands from their Native American dwellers. | | 1x04 Not So Wild a Dream (Air Date: Oct. 25, 1988)
The story of mid-20th century America as seen through the eyes of renowned journalist Eric Sevareid. | | 1x05 The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (Air Date: Nov. 01, 1988)
During World War II, when the men went off to fight, the women stayed behind and worked in America's manufacturing and defense industries. This episode details their story. | | 1x06 Do You Mean There are Still Real Cowboys? (Air Date: Nov. 08, 1988)
Working ranches are visited to detail the lifestyles of modern day cowboys as opposed to their historical counterparts. | | 1x07 Kennedy vs. Wallace: a Crisis Up Close (Air Date: Nov. 15, 1988)
The conflict between President John F. Kennedy and Alabama governor George Wallace over Civil Rights in the early 1960's. | | 1x08 Geronimo and the Apache Resistance (Air Date: Nov. 22, 1988)
The story of Apache chief Geronimo's battles against the United States government in the latter part of the 19th century. | | 1x09 Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited (Air Date: Nov. 29, 1988)
The plight of Alabama tenant farmers during the 1930's is compared with their situation in recent times. | | 1x10 That Rhythm, Those Blues (Air Date: Dec. 06, 1988)
The story of rhythm and blues music and its acceptance by mainstream musical audiences in the 1950's. | | 1x11 The Radio Priest (Air Date: Dec. 13, 1988)
The story of Father Charles E. Coughlin, a Catholic priest who became a controversial radio broadcaster during the Great Depression of the 1930's. | | 1x12 Hearts and Hands (Air Date: Dec. 20, 1988)
An examination of the lives of women in 19th century America through records they left by quilt making. | | 1x13 Views of a Vanishing Frontier (Air Date: Dec. 27, 1988)
A German prince and a Swiss artist visited America during the 1830's. This is the story of their interpretation of the nation. | | 1x14 Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings (Air Date: Jan. 03, 1989)
Author/photographer Eudora Welty and her views of the South immediately after the turn of the 20th century. | | 1x15 The World That Moses Built (Air Date: Jan. 10, 1989)
Master planner/builder Robert Moses and his impact upon the growth of New York City during the 20th century. | | 1x16 Sins of Our Mothers (Air Date: Jan. 17, 1989)
The story of a 19th century woman who was scorned for marrying a man much younger than herself and later discovered that hubby was her biological son from many years prior. |
| 2x01 The Great Air Race of 1924 (Air Date: Oct. 03, 1989)
In 1924, American aviators hold a race to see who can cross the planet first despite the primitive aircraft of the day. | | 2x02 Demon Rum (Air Date: Oct. 10, 1989)
The story of how alcohol prohibition went from local option to national law focusing specifically on its application in Detroit. | | 2x03 A Family Gathering (Air Date: Oct. 17, 1989)
The story of a Japanese-American family from their arrival in the United States until their incarcercation in an internment camp during World War II. | | 2x04 Ida B. Wells: a Passion for Justice (Air Date: Oct. 24, 1989)
A profile of Ida B. Wells, a noted civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | | 2x05 The Great War: 1918 (Air Date: Oct. 31, 1989)
The United States enters World War I and its presence helps bring the long-running conflict to a victorious conclusion for the Allies against the Central Powers. | | 2x06 Forever Baseball (Air Date: Nov. 07, 1989)
The national pastime and its relevance in American cultural history is this week's subject. | | 2x07 Adam Clayton Powell (Air Date: Nov. 14, 1989)
The life and times of flashy Adam Clayton Powell, an Afro-American Congressman from Harlem who was later expelled from Congress on corruption charges. | | 2x08 Mr. Sears' Catalogue (Air Date: Nov. 21, 1989)
The story of the mail order catalogue that brought merchandise within reach of average Americans in areas far and wide. | | 2x09 Battle for Wilderness (Air Date: Dec. 05, 1989)
The story of an early environmental dispute in 1906 over the construction of a dam in California after the San Francisco earthquake. | | 2x10 Ballad of a Mountain Man (Air Date: Dec. 12, 1989)
This episode deals with a folklorist who sought to preserve the traditional mountain music of the Appalachians. | | 2x11 Forbidden City, USA (Air Date: Dec. 19, 1989)
The story of the Chinese nightclub in San Francisco called "The Forbidden City." | | 2x12 Wildcatter: a Story of Texas Oil (Air Date: Jan. 08, 1990)
The story of independent oil explorers in Texas, both their successes and failures. | | 2x13 Roots of Resistance: a Story of the Underground Railroad (Air Date: Jan. 15, 1990)
The story of the Underground Railroad which helped runaway slaves find freedom in the North before the Civil War. | | 2x14 Yosemite: the Fate of Heaven (Air Date: Jan. 29, 1990)
The story of Yosemite as told by the diary of one of the first white men to visit the area. | | 2x15 God Bless America and Poland, Too (Air Date: Feb. 12, 1990)
Polish immigrants and their impact upon America are chronicled in this episode. |
| 3x01 Lindbergh (Air Date: Oct. 01, 1990)
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's life after his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927 was no bed of roses from the kidnap/murder of his son in 1932 to being accused of Nazi sympathies in the ... | | 3x02 Nixon (Part 1) (Air Date: Oct. 08, 1990)
Part 1 chronicles the rise of Richard Nixon from Congressman to Vice-President to failed Presidential candidate. | | 3x03 Nixon (Part 2) (Air Date: Oct. 15, 1990)
Part 2 chronicles the election of Richard Nixon to the presidency in 1968 and his first term in office. | | 3x04 Nixon (Part 3) (Air Date: Oct. 22, 1990)
Nixon's re-election in 1972 is followed by the Watergate scandal which leads to his forced resignation from office. | | 3x05 The Iron Road (Air Date: Nov. 26, 1990)
The United States is joined by rail when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads link up at Promentory, Utah. | | 3x06 The Satellite Sky (Air Date: Dec. 03, 1990)
The history of satellite communications including their usage in the "space race" is chronicled in this episode. | | 3x07 Insanity on Trial (Air Date: Dec. 17, 1990)
The trial and execution of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated President James Garfield. | | 3x08 The Crash of 1929 (Air Date: Jan. 14, 1991)
The story of the stock market crash in October, 1929, which led to the Great Depression. | | 3x09 Los Mineros (Air Date: Jan. 28, 1991)
This episode details the struggles of Mexican-American copper miners in the early 20th century American southwest. | | 3x10 Coney Island (Air Date: Feb. 04, 1991)
The story of Coney Island and its emergance as an amusement and entertainment canter. | | 3x11 Journey to America (Air Date: Apr. 22, 1991)
The massive influx of immigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1920 is documented in this episode. | | 3x12 Orphans of the Storm (Air Date: May. 06, 1991)
The story of British children sent to the United States during the time of the bombing of London in World War II. |
| 4x01 LBJ (Part 1) (Air Date: Sep. 30, 1991)
Lyndon Johnson's early Congressional career, election to the Senate and leadership there, and his tenure as Vice-President under JFK are chronicled in this episode. | | 4x02 LBJ (Part 2) (Air Date: Oct. 01, 1991)
Lyndon Johnson's ascension to the Presidency and the controversial events of his tenure such as the Great Society and the Vietnam War are chronicled here. | | 4x03 The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (Air Date: Oct. 07, 1991)
The story of the first all Afro-American military unit which was formed during the Civil War. | | 4x04 Barnum's Big Top (Air Date: Oct. 14, 1991)
The story of impresario P. T. Barnum and his formation of the "Greatest Show on Earth." | | 4x05 Scandalous Mayor (Air Date: Oct. 28, 1991)
The story of Boston politico James Curley who served several terms as Mayor and Congressman as well as a few terms in jail on corruption charges. | | 4x06 Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance (Air Date: Nov. 11, 1991)
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is recalled by surviviors and analysts on the 50th anniversary of the event. | | 4x07 G-Men: the Rise of J. Edgar Hoover (Air Date: Nov. 18, 1991)
The rise of the FDI from a minor government bureaucracy to the premiere law enforcement agency in the world under the controversial leadership of J. Edgar Hoover. | | 4x08 Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo (Air Date: Dec. 09, 1991)
The life and times of famed jazzman Duke Ellington is the subject of this week's installment of the series. | | 4x09 The Quiz Show Scandal (Air Date: Jan. 06, 1992)
TV quiz shows were all the rage in the 1950's. Then it was discovered that the outcomes of several of those shows had been fixed. | | 4x10 Love in the Cold War (Air Date: Jan. 13, 1992)
Eugene and Peggy Dennis were Communist activists during the years following World War II. Their story is told here. | | 4x11 Wild by Law (Air Date: Feb. 10, 1992)
This effort chronicles the movement to preserve wilderness areas in the United States. | | 4x12 In the White Man's Image (Air Date: Feb. 17, 1992)
The story about turn of the century efforts to teach Native Americans to adopt the ways of the white man and abandon their tribal traditions. |
| 5x01 The Kennedys (Part 1): the Father, 1900-61 (Air Date: Sep. 20, 1992)
The life of Kennedy patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy is the subject of this episode. | | 5x02 The Kennedys (Part 2): the Sons, 1961-80 (Air Date: Sep. 21, 1992)
For the three Kennedy sons (John, Robert, Ted) it was the story of triumph followed by tragedy. Their political careers from 1961-80 are detailed in this episode. | | 5x03 The Donner Party (Air Date: Oct. 28, 1992)
Story of the infamous Donner party and its life and death struggle while taking a supposed short-cut passage to California in the 1840's. | | 5x04 The Johnstown Flood (Air Date: Nov. 04, 1992)
Chronicle of the infamous 1889 flood that was caused by a broken dam and nearly wiped out Johnstown, PA. | | 5x05 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (Air Date: Nov. 11, 1992)
The story of Afro-American servicemen during World War II is chronicled. | | 5x06 George Washington: the Man Who Wouldn't Be King (Air Date: Nov. 18, 1992)
The life and times of George Washington, America's first president. | | 5x07 Last Stand at Little Big Horn (Air Date: Nov. 25, 1992)
The Battle of Little Big Horn, where a detachment of troops under General Custer was wiped out to the last man by a combined force of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. | | 5x08 Ishi: the Last Yahi Indian (Air Date: Dec. 02, 1992)
The story of the last member of the Yahi Native American tribe in early 20th century California. | | 5x09 If You Knew Sousa (Air Date: Jan. 11, 1993)
The life and times of composer/bandleader John Phillip Sousa is the subject of this installment of the series. | | 5x10 Simple Justice (Air Date: Jan. 18, 1993)
The story of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court case that ended school segregation in 1954. | | 5x11 Sit Down and Fight (Air Date: Feb. 01, 1993)
The story of Walter Reuther, head of the UAW, and his struggles to unionize the automobile industry in the 1930's. | | 5x12 Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish (Air Date: Feb. 08, 1993)
Legendary football coach Knute Rockne and how he built Notre Dame into a football powerhouse. | | 5x13 Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (Air Date: Feb. 15, 1993)
The life and times of environmentalist Rachel Carson are chronicled in this episode. | | 5x14 French Dance Tonight (Air Date: Feb. 22, 1993)
The distinctive musical sounds of Louisiana including Cajun and Zydeco are showcased in this installment of the series. | | 5x15 Goin' Back to T-Town (Air Date: Mar. 01, 1993)
The story of the 1920's race riot that destroyed Greenwood, a flourishing Afro-American neighborhood in Tulsa. |
| 6x01 Ike (Part 1) (Air Date: Sep. 20, 1993)
The military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower is examined in this episode. | | 6x02 Ike (Part 2) (Air Date: Sep. 27, 1993)
The political career and presidency of Dwight Eisenhower is examined in this two-part conclusion. | | 6x03 Amelia Earhart: the Price of Courage (Air Date: Oct. 11, 1993)
The life and times of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while on a trip around the world in 1937. | | 6x04 The Hunt for Pancho Villa (Air Date: Nov. 08, 1993)
In 1916, a detachment of bandits, believed to have been led by Pancho Villa, raided and looted the town of Columbus, NM. A cavalry detachment led by John Pershing was sent into Mexico to ... | | 6x05 Malcolm X: Make It Plain (Air Date: Jan. 26, 1994)
The life and times of Malcolm X are chronicled in this episode. |
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